Protests Erupt in Kashmir After Army Shooting

NEW DELHI — Protests broke out in Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday, a day after Indian soldiers opened fire on a car that did not stop at a checkpoint, killing two people in the car and wounding another two, all civilians.

Crowds of protesters in the main city, Srinagar, chanted anti-Indian slogans and threw stones at officials, and separatist organizations called for a strike on Wednesday.

The Indian soldiers were on high alert following a huge explosion on Sunday on the Pakistan side of the border that killed 50 people.

Omar Abdullah, the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir State, described the deaths as “avoidable” and discussed the matter with India’s defense minister, Arun Jaitley.

He said, via Twitter, that the shooting would raise tensions at a time when militant activity was low and the state was preparing for elections this month. The police in Kashmir have registered a complaint against the soldiers for killing civilians.